best resorts in tahoe and central sierra- (tiers-)

just wondering what u guys think.

out of the ones ive been to:

Top Tier: Squaw Valley, Heavenly

Middle: SugarBowl, Alpine Meadows, Sierra, Kirkwood

Lower Middle: Boreal, Bear Valley, Mt. Rose

Lower: Dodge-Ridge

where do you guys think Northstar would fit?

(edit: sry forgot i went to mt. rose)

china peak isn't even worth bottom tier? BS ...and dodge ridge is bigger and better than boreal (so is CP, imo)

Originally posted by Piranha china peak isn't even worth bottom tier? BS ...and dodge ridge is bigger and better than boreal (so is CP, imo)

if you enjoy riding, heavenly moves to middle.  for pure restaurants/village, easily a top tier.

Kirkwood is the biggest little secret - it's where all the locals would go.

Can Mammoth be considered Central? If so... Mammoth is pretty awesome!

I enjoy sierra pretty well.

how are the lines at sierra?

wow that's a big difference. um... if you've never been to sierra before I would just go to sierra. sounds like a pretty sweet deal to me

your "tiers" are all shtooked

how are my tiers "shtooked"

for a 100 dollars??? whered you find that deal at??

Sierra is cool but a little small for my liking.  I guess growing up in Colorado has accustomed me to larger resorts.

Originally posted by Blur510 Originally posted by CO_champagne Sierra is cool but a little small for my liking.  I guess growing up in Colorado has accustomed me to larger resorts. We just purchased our 3 day tickets for sierra.  I guess it will be cool since I have never been there.  I would love to see northstar but it's about an hour from where we are staying, and I kinda don't feel like waking up 1 hour earlier.

as a cali boarder, my first time in colorado i was astounded at how long the rungs were... totally tired me out

regarding the northstar's black/blue/green trail difficulty rating system. how would you compare northstar's blacks to squaw's blue's?

^true, on a day with fresh snow, there's plenty of advanced areas to explore.  Most people go there on a hardpack day(s) and judge the resort solely on that...plus, they only go on the more standard runs and don't explore all heavenly's peaks.

Heavenly also has some of the longest runs anywhere.  The longest is from the top of the sky express lift all the way to boulder lodge, which is like 10 miles...granted, there are a few flat spots along the way, but they're makeble if you just keep up some speed.

there are plenty of glades at squaw...once again, you have to check out the whole resort, not just the standard hardpack runs

I liked Squaw better than heavenly and heavenly better than mammoth; but then again im a boarder not a skiier

which trails do you recommend at heavenly? (aside from mott canyon)

Originally posted by nifeblade which trails do you recommend at heavenly? (aside from mott canyon)

man.... why does it have to dump snow RIGHT after I leave to go back to school? northstar was nasty slush when i went